2016届高考英语二轮复习精练：完形填空（22）

　　完形填空精练（22）

　　Passage 1

　　How far would you walk to learn about something that interested you? When he was young, Jacob Lawrence often walked more than sixty

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　　from his home in the Harlem section of New York City to the Metropolitan Museum of Art．Jacob wanted to be a（n）

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　　，and he believed that studying the famous paintings

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　　in that museum would help him．

　　It was 1930,when many people were out of work, money was

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　　and people suffered a lot．Still the streets were

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　　with energy and color．As he walked through Harlem, Jacob looked hard at the people, the churches, and barbershops and so on．He

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　　those images in his mind, along with the images of paintings he saw in the

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　　．Jacob came from a poor family．His mother believed there was little chance

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　　her son could grow up to be a successful painter．She wanted him to aim for something more

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　　．But Jacob's teacher, Alston, in an art program saw that he was talented．Alston

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　　him how to use paints to make stage sets．

　　As time passed, Alston let Jacob rent work space in his own studio． That was an exciting place for a young black man

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　　to become an artist．Many creative people

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　　there to talk about art, literature and history．From their

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　　,Jacob learned that history books often

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　　the accomplishments of African Americans．He decided to paint a sel1es of pictures describing the story of a black hero．He

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　　Toussaint, who had helped free his people

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　　French ruling．

　　Many people admired Jacob's pictures, but he needed

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　　admiration．To help his family, he often had to work at jobs that

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　　him away from painting．Then something encouraging happened．An artist named Augusta got Jacob a job．For eighteen months, Jacob was given a

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　　to paint pictures． For the first time, he felt like a

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　　artist．

　　41．A．steps B．blocks C．buildings D．avenues

　　42．A．artist B．tutor C．scholar D．official

　　43．A．swinging B．existing C．hanging D．twisting

　　44．A．blank B．loose C．tough

　　D．tight

　　45．A．lined

　　B．decorated C．associated D．filled

　　46．A．stored B．received C．created D．remembered

　　47．A．museum B．studio C．church

　　D．street

　　48．A．whether B．which

　　C．that D．when

　　49．A．precious B．practical C．standard D．flexible

　　50．A. recommended

　　B．reminded C．provided D．showed

　　51．A．hesitating

　　B．struggling C．marching D．participating

　　52．A．settled

　　B．wandered C．gathered D．rushed

　　53．A．experiences B．performances

　　C. accents D．conversations

　　54．A．acknowledged

　　B．accused C．ignored D．witnessed

　　55．A．chose B．accepted C．counted D．employed

　　56．A．against B．from C．for D．with

　　57．A．more than B．rather than C．other than D．less than

　　58．A．broke B．gave C．permitted D．took

　　59．A．award B．title C．salary D．prize

　　60．A．permanent B．popular C．positive D professional

　　Passage ：41-45BACDD

　　46-50AACBD

　　51-55BCDCA

　　56-60BADCD

　　Passage 2

　　Beginning to learn gymnastics even before she could barely walk, Svetlana had always dreamed to enter the Olympics scene some day.However, her 41 ended in the car on the winding road when a lorry appeared out of nowhere. The last thing she 42 was a blinding flash of light. In hospital, when told she would never 43 again, she couldn’ t believe it. Three months later, she was 44 out of hospital on a wheelchair. Then a friend came to her house to visit her with an old child’ s storybook. A bookmark in it made her 45 to page 117. The name of the 46 was‘The Day Clara Walked’ . She was determined to return to stage whatever it might cost. 47 , after a year’ s hard exercise, Svetlana recovered and was able to display her gymnastics. While she was sitting on the green bench 48 the Athens Stadium, memories 49 : first, the pain and the tears, the book under her pillow, the words of relatives full of advice and comfort, and the pity in those eyes that had once held 50 for her talent. Then followed the trips to the gym where everyone looked on 51 , their disbelief transforming slowly to wonder, 52 she could balance the hoop（健身圈）as well as her teammates. She registered for 2004 Olympic Games, and finally she received 53 from the Olympic Committee.

　　Her 54 was interrupted by the attendant who said,“It’ s time” , two words that she had been 55 to hear for so long. Smoothing her dress, she walked into the stadium, each 56 firm and steady. Everything was 57 , and the applause rang loud in her ears, her heart 58 violently against her chest.

　　Later that night, Svetlana pulled the gold medal out of her pocket and placed it on the old 59 on the shelf, which opened to page 117, to the chapter‘The Day Clara Walked’ , tears 60 her vision.

　　41. A. dream

　　B. intension

　　C. life

　　D. career

　　42. A. forgot

　　B. remembered

　　C. experienced

　　D. suffered

　　43. A. see

　　B. dance

　　C. walk

　　D. sing

　　44. A. rushed

　　B. rocked

　　C. thrown

　　D. wheeled

　　45. A. open

　　B. relate

　　C. point

　　D. adapt

　　46. A. bookmark

　　B. page

　　C. chapter

　　D. story

　　47. A. Suddenly

　　B. Surprisingly

　　C. Fortunately

　　D. Certainly

　　48. A. opposite

　　B. beneath

　　C. inside

　　D. outside

　　49. A. flooded in

　　B. faded away

　　C. mixed up

　　D. squeezed out

　　50. A. fright

　　B. regret

　　C. sympathy

　　D. admiration

　　51. A. doubtfully

　　B. thankfully

　　C. nervously

　　D. cheerfully

　　52. A. until

　　B. as

　　C. while

　　D. once

　　53. A. access

　　B. praise

　　C. support

　　D. approval

　　54. A. plan

　　B. attempt

　　C. thought

　　D. sight

　　55. A. content

　　B. eager

　　C. upset

　　D. proud

　　56. A. breath

　　B. wake

　　C. step

　　D. look

　　57. A. unexpected B. awful

　　C. perfect

　　D. finished

　　58. A. fighting

　　B. striking

　　C. kicking

　　D. hammering

　　59. A. hoop

　　B. book

　　C. letter

　　D. dress

　　60. A. clouding

　　B. filling

　　C. rolling

　　D. rushing

　　Passage 2：41—45 ABCDA

　　46—50 CBDAD

　　51—55 ABDCB

　　56—60 CCDBA

　　Passage 3

　　A few years ago, on a flight I fortunately met with a psychologist, Dan Gilbert. He was very humorous, and we talked a lot. I was completely 41 . He was interested in the questions that we 42 but never have the opportunity to 43 .Now Gilbert has written a book Stumbling on Happiness. Reading it 44 me of that plane ride long ago. It is a 45 to read his book. Gilbert is charming and 46 . He has a rare 47 for making very complicated ideas come 48 .

　　Stumbling on Happiness is a book about a very simple 49 powerful idea. What distinguishes us from other animals is our ability to predict the future, 50 , our interest in predicting the future. We spend much time 51 what it would be like. Why? It is what allows us to 52 our life. It is by trying to apply some control over our futures 53 we attempt to be 54 . But by any objective measure, we are really 55 at that predictive function. We’ re terrible at knowing how we will feel tomorrow, and even worse at 56 what will bring us happiness. Gilbert 57 to explain why we are so terrible. In making his case, Gilbert walks us 58 a series of attracting facts about the way our minds work. I suppose I really should go on at this point. But I think that might ruin the 59 of reading Stumbling on Happiness. This is a story about the mysteries of our lives. If you have even the slightest 60 about the human condition, you ought to read it. Trust me.

　　41. A. attracted

　　B. shocked

　　C. excited

　　D. interested

　　42. A. talked about B. thought about

　　C. cared about

　　D. worried about

　　43. A. find

　　B. explore

　　C. understand

　　D. answer

　　44. A. reminds

　　B. informs

　　C. suggests

　　D. thinks

　　45. A. step

　　B. way

　　C. hobby

　　D. pleasure

　　46. A. intelligent

　　B. firm

　　C. funny

　　D. active

　　47. A. interest

　　B. gift

　　C. ability

　　D. power

　　48. A. magic

　　B. serious

　　C. alive

　　D. good

　　49. A. and

　　B. besides

　　C. or

　　D. but

　　50. A. or rather

　　B. in all

　　C. in addition

　　D. or else

　　51. A. telling

　　B. developing

　　C. imagining

　　D. guessing

　　52. A. make

　　B. protect

　　C. thank

　　D. shape

　　53. A. when

　　B. that

　　C. where

　　D. what

　　54. A. relaxed

　　B. peaceful

　　C. happy

　　D. perfect

　　55. A. bad

　　B. angry

　　C. slow

　　D. disappointed

　　56. A. predicting

　　B. knowing

　　C. realizing

　　D. feeling

　　57. A. sets about

　　B. sets off

　　C. sets out

　　D. sets up

　　58. A. over

　　B. to

　　C. on

　　D. through

　　59. A. love

　　B. experience

　　C. scene

　　D. idea

　　60. A. curiosity

　　B. hope

　　C. patience

　　D. knowledge

　　Passage 3：

　　41-45 ACBAD

　　46-50 CBCDA

　　51-55 CDBCA

　　56-60 BCDBA

　　Passage 4

　　Try It a Different Wa

　　Bobby Moresco grew up in New York’s Hell’s Kitchen, a tough working-class neighbourhood on Manhattan’s West Side. By tradition he

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　　have been a construction worker or a policeman, just like his father and most of his childhood pals.

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　　, he wanted out. Attracted by the bright lights from the time Bobby was a teen, he tried to

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　　. “I wasn’t a

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　　actor, but I had a driving need to do something

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　　with my life,” he said.He moved to Hollywood, promising to find his

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　　. But he didn’t make it. For almost 10 years, he drove a taxi and worked as a waiter, volunteering at an actors’ workshop that he opened in Hollywood. But Moresco kept working at his

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　　career.In 1983 his younger brother was murdered in a mob-linked killing. Moresco was forced to give up working and moved back to his

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　　neighbourhood. In 1988 he finally wrote a play that was

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　　to his life. Called Half-Deserted Streets, it was based on his brother’s

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　　and staged at a small theater. A Hollywood producer

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　　to see it and asked him to work on a screenplay.His

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　　grew, and he got enough assignments to move back to Hollywood. However, it was never easy. By 2003, he was

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　　out of work and out of cash

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　　he got a call from Paul Haggis, a director who had befriended him. The two worked on the script and tried some famous studios, but their request was

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　　. Moresco believed so

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　　in the script that he borrowed money, and sold his house. At last the writers found an independent film producer who would take a chance.

　　The

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　　, Crash, slipped into the theatres in May 2005, and quietly became both a hit and an overnight success. It

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　　him two Academy Awards — Best Film Editing and Best Writing.At the age of 54, Bobby Moresco became an

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　　success. “If you have something you want to do in life, don’t think about the problems,” he says, “think about the

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　　to get it done.”

　　41. A. must

　　B. should

　　C. can

　　D. need

　　42. A. Then

　　B. Therefore

　　C. However

　　D. Besides

　　43. A. study

　　B. drive

　　C. teach

　　D. act

　　44. A. simple

　　B. strict

　　C. firm

　　D. good

　　45. A. different

　　B. impressive

　　C. effective

　　D. necessary

　　46. A. occasion

　　B. treasure

　　C. fortune

　　D. possibility

　　47. A. afforded

　　B. chosen

　　C. respected

　　D. offered

　　48. A. early

　　B. worn

　　C. old

　　D. passed

　　49. A. turned

　　B. pointed

　　C. belonged

　　D. related

　　50. A. arresting

　　B. injuring

　　C. killing

　　D. shooting

　　51. A. advised

　　B. happened

　　C. intended

　　D. planned

　　52. A. influence

　　B. ambition

　　C. success

　　D. reputation

　　53. A. again

　　B. even

　　C. finally

　　D. still

　　54. A. before

　　B. when

　　C. since

　　D. while

　　55. A. let out

　　B. looked down

　　C. taken off

　　D. turned down

　　56. A. strongly

　　B. hardly

　　C. deeply

　　D. bravely

　　57. A. actor

　　B. movie

　　C. studio

　　D. director

　　58. A. gave

　　B. failed

　　C. won

　　D. allowed

　　59. A. effortless

　　B. enjoyable

　　C. overnight

　　D. optimistic

　　60. A. ways

　　B. lines

　　C. manners

　　D. actions

　　Passage 4：

　　B.“should have done”表示“本应该做而没做”，按常理作者应该成为建筑工人或警察，而他却成为了演员。

　　C. 表示转折。

　　D. 他想要表演，44空后有提示。

　　D. 意为“虽然我不是一个好的演员……”。

　　A. 意为“我希望做一些使生活变得不同的东西”。

　　C. 固定短语，find (meet) one’s fortune 意为“碰运气”。

　　B. 意为“他仍然执着于自己选择的事业”。

　　C. 意为“回到老地方”。

　　D. 意为“他写了一部与自己生活有关的戏剧”。“be related to” 意为“与……有关”。

　　C. 第三段第一句有提示。

　　B. 好莱坞的一个制片人碰巧看到了这部戏。“happen to do” 意为“碰巧”。

　　D. 他渐渐有了名气。

　　A. 2003年他又一次失业，上文第三段提到过1983年他失业过一次。

　　B. “when” 表示正当这时。

　　D. 固定短语, “turn down” 意为“拒绝”。

　　A. 他坚信自己的作品。

　　B. Crash 是一部电影的名字，后文theatre、film均有提示。

　　C. 他赢得两个奖项。

　　C. 意为“一举成名”，58空前有提示。

　　A. 考虑能使工作做好的方法 。